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That was their site. Now all I get is a placeholder full of ads.

solotripper wrote on Apr 28^th, 2008 at 11:13pm:

Very strange. That link worked and now the main site is resolving correctly for me as well. Yet, when I attempted to visit the site just a few minutes ago it went to a domain parking site. I had even tried it earlier at work and got the same ad filled site. Oh well, I'm glad they are not gone and that the site is working for me once more.

BlueBarrel/Gear; Hard to really get everything you want into 1 60L barrel. Either eliminate some stuff or plan on an extra drybag of gear too. Also try not putting stuff into gear bags so you can smash gear down together more compact. Leave the gear bags on top under the lid so you can sort stuff as you unpack it.

BlueBarrel/Food; The reusable canvas shopping bags work good for me when I'm using the barrel for food. Seems that what you want is always on the bottom. Plus the bags keep stuff organized. I know opposite of the gear idea, but the food is always going right back in each time. Gear gets unpacked once and repacked once, food is always getting sorted though.

BlueBarrel/Flying; Don't forget the small plastic tiewrap under the lid seal. Otherwise you'll you find your barrel sucked flat from the air pressure change at the baggage pick-up.

Try more dried spinach or maybe one of the those portage monkeys that use to carry the Aluminum.

I am a voyager short and stout (must be sung). Think about carrying a ninty pound bale without any fancy dancy harness and in mocks.... It helps me Fishpig everything is better with butter-dont knock it until you try it-good in soups and think filo Really I have to do two overs and three overs.....my sub forty pound 8 year old can only manage paddles and jacket so I get the rest-----TOTALLY OK-Last year was the first time in years that I got over in one...rested for a week, eating gourmet with my girlfriend on Cherokee....but I think she was trying to impress me on that one portahge and the time before that was 15 years ago on the Jap./Paulsen portage solo (does it count if one stops for water....?thats a good one). EVery time I come back I dump the stuff I did  not use(with reason not stupidity)....I have never been able to get ahead of the game however, comando is just not 4 me. Here's to being off topic! Sorry if I bummed any persons out!